Posted in Hunting, hunting dogs, outdoors, pheasant on January 23, 2008 | No Comments »
The purchase of a bird dog is planned to meet the opening of hunting season. Can’t purchase a dog in January, it would interfere with the end of duck season. Can’t purchase a dog in June, it wouldn’t be ready to hunt on the October opener for ducks.
That leaves, February, March and April as the [...]
Posted in Duck hunting, Land Ownership, Partnerships, Wildlife habitat, hunting dogs, outdoors, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged Hunting on my own land, Hunting conservation on December 27, 2007 | No Comments »
Went duck hunting this morning. Mainly to get my young pup out for her second hunt. Didn’t get up early, just left my house about 7:00 AM – not your typical duck hunt. Fortunately the weather was cool and foggy, ideal for a late start.
I expected a couple of my partners would be at the [...]
Posted in Duck hunting, Ecology, Farm Management, Land Ownership, Ranch Management, Wildlife habitat, hunting dogs, outdoors, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged Hunting conservation on December 23, 2007 | No Comments »
The silence over the duck ponds made a statement about the quality of the hunting. No ducks, no shooting. OK, there were a few ducks overhead, but not very many.
The decoys sat motionless in the still air. A light fog settled in as the sun began to appear like a soft white light creating an [...]
